Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05
LETTERS FROM THE CAPITOL.

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ST.PAUL, Mimi, Feb. q, 1887.
y Ihe temperance question like Banquo,s
ghostWill not down. 1t was up in the Sen
ate to-day in the shape of bill allowing
druggists to sell liquor on prescriptions of
physicians. The temperance people op-
posed this on the ground that it would be
abused and turn the drug stores into sa-
looms, but the bill was recommended to
pass. In the House three temperance bills
had been made special order. One of
81 Ihem provides fines and penalties for vio-
i itlon OF the new high license law. That
law as 1t stands is an entire dead letter for
aack OF any penalty. It was the. design
IN passing it to have no entangling
matter connected with it but make it simply
hlgh Incense law and then pass another law
providing for it's enforcement, This law is
yet to be gotten through, and as there are q
good many mls9ivings relative TO the new
departure it looks as though it was going to
De harder TO pass that law than the original
hlgh license law. Though this bill was with
TWO others on the same subject, the special
order for to-day, the House ssftera wrangle of
some length refused to take them up The
oenate passed the railroad bill which was
debated nearly all day yesterday, this
morning, with only two negative votes
LIE bill allows free passes. There was
| ~ 49, SP11 1ec1 CCHIeSC III ElS SENATE to-day
! over the bill transferring the MINNEAPOLIS
g st: Cloud land grant to the Duluth, ST.
| Cloud, Mankato & Southern railroad. The
arguinentll AIDE was that it was unconsti-
tut1onal to make the transfer. but the Sen
ate did not see it in that light and recon-
mended the bill to pass by a large majority.
The House worked very industriousiy, hold
ing three sessions and sitting until nearly
midnight. Among the bills introduced last
night, was tho general appropriation bill,
Wnlcn appropriates over 100000. This pro-
vldes for the expense Of the State govern
nlent Tor Two Years IL view Of there being
| 10 Legislative session next year The Can
| :tol removal question continues TO furnish
! ONE amusement. Minneapolis started in
with an offer OF ten acres and two mill
ION dollars; Duluth followed with an Offer.
OF forty acres and two million and a half
dollars for building. st. Paul came for
ward with bill authorizing the issue of
million dollars a to- build i4 the ca fhfeS
and now comes Sleepy Eye with an offer
OF f1Ve hundred acres and five million dol
lars, the five million to include to cover a
one million dollar hotel There are prob
ably several towns yet to be heard from
and as long as it costs but little to get a
piece of paper on which to make q PROPOSE
ton. it is likely that the offers will run up
the, wise citizens OF st. Paul
and Minneapolis have appointed
committees. who have held joint meeting.
and come to the conclusion that there is no
occasion for removing the capitol after ell,
put recommended that the present building
be repaired and the matter ended there for
the present AS that is exactly what the
Legislature had decided to do without any
OF this outside advice, it would seem that a
great deal of unnecessary chin music has
| been thrust upon the public ear on this sub
| Ject the outcome Of the whole matter being
that twenty or twenty-five thousand
dollars will be used in putting the present
building in safe condition.